Top 100 Music Albums of 1971
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 07/06/2025 16:45
- (Created: 05/08/2012 00:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,709
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,433
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,795
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
799
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2012]
Total albums: 23. Page 1 of 3
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Alice Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Harry Nilsson | 2 | 2% | |
| Jacques Thollot | 1 | 1% | |
| Colin Hare | 1 | 1% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1 | 1% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 1 | 1% | |
| John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 48th to 49th And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy by Dulcimer |
| Down 1 from 49th to 50th Cottonwoodhill by Brainticket |
| Down 1 from 50th to 51st Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison |
| New entries |
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| In Pursuit Of Blackness by Joe Henderson |
| Leavers |
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| Aereo-Plain by John Hartford |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/28/2016 21:57 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2014 15:03 |  thedistantship | 162 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2014 20:53 |  Oselju | 243 | 84/100 |
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From Oselju 01/18/2014 20:55 | #100952
Oselju 01/18/2014 20:55 | #100952
Excellent classement.
Juste une remarque : LA Woman méritait peut-être de figurer parmi les 20 premiers.
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